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Last Alaska-related post. I promise. (I can almost hear you now: Lolly… you have been back from nearly two weeks! Don’t you have other things to talk about?) The Perseverance Trail is a network of trails that start right above [...]

Over the weekend, LollyKnitting Around turned 6-years old. There wasn’t much pomp and circumstance since 6 doesn’t command that kind of attention. That being said, 6 is still pretty good. I had no predictions and long-term strategies when I started [...]

Juneau’s climate is tailor-made for handknits. The temperature is pretty consistent, and while we were there, it didn’t rise above 60 degrees. You need warm and dry feet – make socks. You need to cover your neck and chest – [...]

You have to fly or float to Juneau. There are roads here in town, but the roads don’t connect with any larger system from another state or from Canada. There’s 50 miles or so of accessible roads from the north [...]

Hiking every day gives you the opportunity to see many of the microclimates and biotopes in this Alaskan town. On Sunday afternoon, Kris, dad and I went out to a trailhead on Douglas Island, across the channel from downtown Juneau, [...]